TRANSLATOR LIST
As a courtesy to the campus community, the School of Languages and Cultures maintains a list of qualified translators. These translators are considered private contractors and, although many of them are affiliated with Purdue, the School of Languages and Cultures is not responsible for the quality of their performance as translators or interpreters, whether the activity takes place on or off campus. Fees are negotiated directly between translator and client.
Turn around times may vary between translators, but you should foresee a minimum of one week. Check directly with the translators for their availability and turn around time.
For the translation of official documents such as driver's licenses or birth certificates that our staff prints out on SLC letterhead or for which other SLC supplies are used, there will be a $5 administrative fee. (For Chinese documents there is a separate system, see HERE). For questions about the translation and processing of official documents, please contact Tatiana Elistratova (telistra@purdue.edu).
For consultation on other types of translation projects, please contact Ms. Cecilia Tenorio (ctenorio@purdue.edu).
Arabic
Idrissi Alami - aidrissi@purdue.edu
Chinese
For a translation of a Chinese driver's license or other official document, email a PDF of the license or other document to (telistra@purdue.edu)
French
Emmanuelle Ben Hadj - ebenhadj@purdue.edu Lecturer in French and Film, and the coordinator of the French program at Purdue. She is a certified translator who used to work for French television. She can provide technical, juridical, administrative, and literary translation and interpretation services from French to English, or English to French.
German
Marc Rathmann - mrathman@purdue.edu A continuing lecturer in SLC and native speaker of German. He teaches German courses on the intermediate and advanced language level, including Business German and German for Science and Engineering. He is a member of the American Translators Association (ATA) and has worked on a great variety of translations over the years. These include personal documents such as educational records, driver’s licenses, and certificates.
Italian
Annalisa Mosca - mosca@purdue.edu A native bilingual Italian-English speaker. She is also the Coordinator of Italian Language Levels at Purdue as well as the leader of the faculty-led "A multi-cultural experience - Trieste Summer Abroad". She has extensive teaching and freelance translating experience for all kinds of disciplines. She translates both from and into Italian and English. Her main recent translation duties are for the drivers's licenses and other documents, such as degrees, transcripts, citizenship documents, marriage certificates. The work you will receive is very professional and your documents will be easily recognizable in translated form. the fee is a different flat rate for every document page. Please also inquire about other types of translations to see if, depending on the job, it is feasible as a freelance or if it requires a project-type grant or budget.
Japanese
Atsushi Fukada - afukada@purdue.edu
Korean
Huai-Rhim Kim - kimhr@purdue.edu
Spanish
Ana M. Grandlienard - grandlie1@gmail.com Native Spanish speaker, born and raised in Colombia and moved to the USA in 1984. She earned a BA degree in 1991 and later obtained an MA in Teaching Spanish in 2008, both from Purdue University. She taught ESL for 2½ years in Colombia, Spanish at all levels for 9 years at Purdue while interpreting and translating on the side, but in 2004 she had the opportunity to start in the field of legal interpretation. She holds a professional certification through the National Consortium for Certified Interpreters in the Spanish language for the State of Indiana since 2005 and continued working part-time for the Tippecanoe County Courthouse. In 2011, she took a full-time position as Senior Court Interpreter for the same County and continues to translate documents (school transcripts, diplomas, birth & marriage certificates, driver’s licenses, etc.).
Soledad Morales-Serrano - morales2@purdue.edu Languages: Spanish, English; Studies: School of languages (English & French), School of Tourism of Murcia, Spain, Purdue University (B.S. Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt.); Experience: Independent contractor as Spanish/English Interpreter for Indianapolis Interpreters, Interpreting Services, and Luna Language Services since 2002.
Norma Saenz - Norma Saenz, Native of Guatemala move to the US at the age of 16. Holds an MA from Purdue University and a BA from Indiana University. Her background is in Linguistics, History, politics, and paralegal studies. She has experience in teaching Spanish, English, and Student Success courses at Purdue, Ivy Tech, Logansport high school, and various companies around the Lafayette, but also thought as a volunteer in the Logansport community. She has worked interpreting and translating documents for attorneys, courts, local clinics, and her local church. Currently Norma owns Jadas Language Services which serves Lafayette, West Lafayette, and nearby towns teaching, and translating a wide variety of documents for local companies and individuals. Email us info@jadas-languageservices.com or visit our website https://jadas-education.com/
Cecilia Tenorio - ctenorio@purdue.edu Certified English-Spanish translator, interpreter, and editor with over 30 years of experience. She holds a Certification in Translation from the American Translators Association (ATA), and is a Certified Legal Interpreter by the Indiana State Court. She teaches Translation and Interpreting at Purdue University, where she directs the Minor in Spanish for the Professions. Cecilia also teaches Medical Spanish, among other courses. In her extensive career in translation, she has worked as an in-house translator for Thompson Reuters (in Buenos Aires, Mexico, New York, and Miami) and the Associated Press (in New York), and has translated numerous documents, books, scripts, and videos for a variety of educational institutions, governmental agencies, and private companies.